
Perhaps I'm naive, but I still think the vast majority of fps are there simply because a mod sees a pic and likes it.
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but, i have seen a good number of pics on the front page that really are there more because the person posting them on board is consistently good. so, popularity does enter into it a tad - though that in no way diminishes the quality of the pics, in my opinion.
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